Dulce Pontes
O Primeiro Canto
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Date:  2000
Length:  59:26
Format:  CD
Genre:  Fado
  Category:  folk
  Ref#:  folk-0022
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 Alma Guerreira (Fogo)    4:56
      2.  
      		 Fado-Mãe    3:34
      3.  
      		 Tirioni    4:49
      4.  
      		 O Primeiro Canto (Dedicado A José Afonso)    3:14
      5.  
      		 O Que For, Há-De Ser (Ar)    5:47
      6.  
      		 Modinha Das Saias (Com Maria João & Gemma Bertagnolli)    1:51
      7.  
      		 Garça Perdida    5:18
      8.  
      		 Velha Chica (Com Waldemar Bastos)    5:01
      9.  
      		 Ai Solidom    2:48
      10.  
      		 Suite Da Terra    6:27
      11.  
      		 É Tão Grande O Alentejo    2:15
      12.  
      		 Pátio Dos Amores    3:04
      13.  
      		 Porto De Mágoas    5:38
      14.  
      		 Ondeia (Água)    4:40
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      Armed with a tape recorder, Portuguese chanteuse Dulce Pontes wandered her native country collecting sonic inspiration for her fifth and finest recording, O Primeiro Canto. Deeply influenced by fado, contemporary, and traditional folk song, Pontes approached this recording nakedly, distilling its sound to that of strictly acoustic accompaniment, a bold move which allows her superbly crystalline vocals to weave the album's through-line. Far more enamored with passion and tactility rather than technique, Pontes organically creates a holistic emotional posture that is malleable, romantic, and sensually awake, suffering not from lack of finesse. Pontes is in possession of a remarkably facile gift: a voice which rings true with each gorgeously stunning note. --Paige La Grone
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